Preparation for the Unique Project

Today you will have 40 minutes to get your ACT together to begin presenting your "Unique Project"

During that time I will be doing follow-up work with stusdents who need it.

Results of national test will be finally be given on Wednesday..

Please return all text books asap to Björn in the library.

Special Project

Today we continue with our unique learning project which should be based on a non-googleable- or at least regoogled idea!!!
You can get some inspiration from notosh.com 

Examples:

Short story
Song
Poem(s)
Piece of music with explanation
Sketch/short play
TV program (short)!

PBL (problem based learning) - If Santa doesn't exist why do we continue to act as if he does!!!!!!!!

Something out of the box! (example using the film "Last King of Scotland" as a preparation for going to Uganda)

How about "My life as a...." (menthol cigarette, guinea pig etc.)

All of these and many more!!!!

The presentations can begin during the second half of Monday's lesson and be finished on Wednesday's class...

Short lesson today

Today we can have a brief lesson to go through some strategies for the National Test tomorrow..

The test will be from 8- 11 tomorrow in Room 1203.

We start with the Listening Part and then there will be a break.

At 9.30 we will continue with the Reading part of the test..

Speaking group 1

Today we will let half the class do their speaking National Test..

16 students today and 16 on Monday...

The theme you already know...

Practice in twos/threes today if you are not doing the test today..

Imagine what things are going to look like in 30-40 years time..

Discuss different areas...



Otherwise you can prepare for the national test by checking out the following tips and ideas


Writing
http://nafs.gu.se/prov_engelska/exempel_provuppgifter/eng6-writing-exempel

All other parts
http://nafs.gu.se/prov_engelska/exempel_provuppgifter/engelska_6_exempeluppg

English 6 writing

Today we go through the preparation materials for the writing part of the national test..

There are discussion questions

Texts and the chance to discuss..

This Wednesday we will begin with the speaking part of the National test...

(See the last blog entry)!!!!!!!!!!

Speaking NP Information

Next Wednesday we start the National test speaking examination. 
Here is the relevant information.. 

Topic: Things to come 

Introduction: 

We live here and now. We try to deal with our lives the best way we can. We know what happened in the past, but we cannot be sure about what the future has in store. People have always speculated about and tried to predict things to come. What will the world be like in 40 or 50 years time? 

You will discuss this topic in pairs with the relevant materials and record your conversation in the Lingotek. 

Good Luck! 

Mike

Eng vids and other resources

Today you can either choose to work with the resources from Monday or even add the teaching videos from Envids

Here is an example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsDR3XEv50E 

about the use of transitions in writing.

There are so many good videos at:-


http://www.engvid.com/

Good luck!

Plenty of choices

Since the music programme students are busy with their concert/musical project this week we will be doing work where you get to choose your tasks.

However, that does NOT mean sitting around and doing nothing!!!!

Here are some viable suggestions.

1. Practise for the National test
http://nafs.gu.se/prov_engelska/exempel_provuppgifter/engelska_6_exempeluppg 

2. Read the last part of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
pages 179-250

3. Study the resources pages from Context 2 and even the resources pages from Context 1 online 

https://gleerupsportal.se/login/

or

Expand your vocabulary by working on the alphabetical word list at the same address

The No. 1 ladies' Detective Agency pages 121-178

Today you will be doing some assignments and exercises based on pages 121-178 in our novel   The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
Good luck!

Welcome back!

Introduction

Welcome back after the Easter break..

Hope it was a good one.

This Wednesday you will asked to complete a series of exercises about pages 120-178 in The No.1  Ladies' Detective Agency


Interview

Easter  break

1. Where did you spend the Easter holidays ? Did you travel at all?

2. In what way (if any) did you use the time to practice sports/ recreation ?

3. Describe the most boring day of the break.

4. Describe the best day of the break.

5. What was the best/ worst thing about your holiday ?

6. How does it feel like to be back at school ?

7. Do you think the break was too short / just right /  too long ?

8. How much English did you hear/ speak during the break ? (explain!)

9, What traditions (if any) do you and your family have which are associated with Easter?

10. If you compare Easter and Christmas which one feels more relevant to you and why?

Warm- up

Synonyms

1. Which of the following words is the best synonym of thorn?
edge, bramble, tooth, sharp

2.Which of the following words is the best synonym of sweltering?
smoky, warm-blooded, fiery, hot

3. Which of the following words is the best synonym of willful?
obstinate, unruly, persistent, hesitant

4. Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of pride?
conceit, vanity, obsequious, arrogance

5. Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of power?
authorize, potency, force, vigor

What do the other words mean?

PEOPLE 4 For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer
1. Someone who hates working is lazy or a lazy ________. 

a. legs b. bones c. head b. arms
2. If you don’t like spending money, you are mean. Which is opposite? 

a. tight-fisted b. a penny-pincher c. stingy d. a spendthrift

3. Which of the following is connected with being young? 

a. a pensioner b. a toddler c. about to retire d. over the hill

4. He’s always in trouble with the police, his family are ashamed, he’s the ________ ________ of the family.

a. yellow parrot b. red herring c. grey dog d. black sheep

5. Which adjective describes someone who is happy one moment and upset and angry a moment later? 

a. obstinate b. bigheaded c. naive d. moody

6. Which adjective describes someone’s character and not appearance? 

a. two-faced b. curly haired c. sun-tanned d. blue-eyed

The rest of today's lesson will be spent working freely from the Context Text Book/Web

Results, Reading and Test (for those who missed it)

Today is the last lesson before our Easter break.

Last time many of you did a test on No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

Today we will go through the results of this and look at the other items whch have been graded.

Your task today is to make sure that you have read the next section of the book  pages 121- 178.

We will be doing exercises on these pages directly after the Easter holidays...

There will be group and individual tasks- including role plays and interviews.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Otherwise, it is only to wish you a good Easter break..

SA14 Today please bring your computers to the class meeting as you will be doing the online assessment for all students.

Klicka här för att komma till enkäten 
response.easyresearch.se/s.asp?WID=1052661&Pwd=19968693 

Eller gå in på 
www.leksand.se/tyck 

Today- test on pages 58-120

Today will be the test on pages 58-120 of  No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency


Precious Ramotswe

After you have finished you may go but I want you to keep reading (pages 121- 179)  as we will be doing some exercises on these (role plays, filling in exercises etc) directly after Easter

Welcome visitors from Uganda

Today we welcome our friends from Soroti.

A number of you will be visiting Soroti this autumn.

We want to make our visitors feel welcome.

Today we are going to sing together a couple of songs in Swedish about the summer and then an English ballad called "Proud Mary"..

Idas sommarvisa:

 D        Bm           G  E7/G#  A7    
Du ska inte tro det blir sommar, i fall inte nån
       D                   Bm       G  E7/G# A7
sätter fart på sommarn och gör lite somrigt, då
                 D          F#m       
kommer blommorna snart. Jag gör så att blommorna
Em  G        A7       A7/G    F#7       Bm
blommar, jag gör hela kohagen grön, och nu så
    Bm/A     G  E7/G#    A7            
har sommaren kommit, för jag har just tagit
     D 
bort snön.


Jag gör mycket vatten i bäcken,
så där så det hoppar och far.
Jag gör fullt med svalor som flyger
och myggor som svalorna tar.
Jag gör löven nya på träden
och små fågelbon här och där.
Jag gör himlen vacker om kvällen,
för jag gör den alldeles skär.

Och smultron det gör jag åt barna,
för det tycker jag dom kan få,
och andra små roliga saker
som passar när barnen är små.
Och jag gör så roliga ställen,
där barnen kan springa omkring,
då blir barna fulla med sommar
och bena blir fulla med spring.

Sommaren är kort 

(The summer is short)

D                Asus4
Inte ett moln så långt ögat kan nå 

Em7            G    D
Inte en droppe regn  på flera dar

       D                 Asus4
Med en glass i min mun och i sandaler av plast 

Em7         G     D
går jag i solen   och tänker på dej

F#m7  Bm7   Asus4   D
Ljusblåa dagar  seglar förbi

- Refräng -
            Asus4 G                  D     Bm7
Sommaren är kort    det mesta regnar bort

              Em7        G             D
Men nu är den här så ta för dej Solen skiner i  dag

              Asus4  G                       D    Bm7
Hösten kommer snart     det går med vindens  fart 

             Em7       G      D
så lyssna på mej solen skiner kanske bara idag

- vers 2 -
D                    Asus4
Vattnet är varmt och luften står still

    Em7              G       D
Jag sitter i skuggan   läser gårdagens blad

             D            Asus4           
Snart är det dags för ett dopp i det blå
        Em7                G     D
få bort sanden mellan tårna  och svalka min kropp

F#m7  Bm7   Asus4   D
Ljusblåa dagar  seglar förbi

- refräng -
            Asus4 G                  D     Bm7
Sommaren är kort    det mesta regnar bort

              Em7        G             D
Men nu är den här så ta för dej Solen skiner i  dag

              Asus4  G                       D    Bm7
Hösten kommer snart     det går med vindens  fart 

             Em7       G      D
så lyssna på mej solen skiner kanske bara idag

Proud Mary

D
Left a good job in the city 

Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day 

And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
 
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been 

A
Big wheel keep on turnin' 
Bm
Proud Mary keep on burnin' 
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/creedence-clearwater-revival/273912.html ]
D
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis 

Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans 

But I never saw the good side of the city 

'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen 

A
Big wheel keep on turnin' 
Bm
Proud Mary keep on burnin' 
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 

C A  C A  C A G F G D

D
If you come down to the river
 
Bet you gonna find some people who live 

You don't have to worry 'cause you have [if you got] no money 

People on the river are happy to give 

A
Big wheel keep on turnin' 
Bm
Proud Mary keep on burnin' 
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 


D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 3x

Finally YOU MUST TEACH US A SONG IN ateso..

Continue with the writing assignment

Today we continue with the writing assignment (some of you will need to start it) and I want to get around to as many of you as possible during the lesson to give feedback and do some corrections.



Don't forget next week-

Monday's lesson- visit from our Soroti friends.

ES students are responsible for bringing allow musical instruments and prepare a song in English and Swedish we can sing together.



Wednesday's lesson- test on questions from Monday's blog about No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency pages 60-120.

Interview, writing and No. 1 ladies

Hi everyone and welcome back after the mid-term break. We start off by doing an interview about your holidays  (lovet) and  discussing about what you like to do on a holiday (semester)

Holiday & Holidays

Interview your neighbour by using the following questions. Don't forget to write down his/her answers.

1. Where did you spend your mid-term holidays  (Sportlovet)?

2. Where did you spend your best holiday ? Why did you enjoy it so much ?

3. Would you prefer to have your holiday in Sweden or abroad ? Why ?

4. Which of the following countries would you like to/not like to visit for a holiday ? Give your reasons.  a)Croatia  b)Greece   c)Norway   d) Kenya.

5. If you had a lot of money (money no object) where would you go for a holiday ?

6. Put the following holidays in order of preference  (1-8) where 1 is the most interesting and 8 is the least interesting:

a) A package holiday in Ibiza.

b) A trekking (walking/hiking) holiday in the Alps.

c) An adventure holiday with camping & outdoor activities in the North of Sweden.

d) On safari in Kenya

e) A sailing holiday in the Mediterranean

f) Las Vegas

g) Inter-railing with a friend in Europe.

7. What was the worst holiday you have had ? Why was it so bad ?

8.  "Bort bra men hemma bäst". Put it into English !

Your name……………………… Name of interviewed person………………………

After that I want you to think about the following questions for No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency  pages 60- 120

Next Wednesday we will have a little test on them!

1. Chapter 5

When Precious opens her office what case is described? How can we see that she is very clever in the way in which she solves it?

2. Chapter 6 / 7

Boy- is a case which Precious returns to several times. Why do you think this is the case? What feeling does this short chapter give the reader?

3. Chapter 8

Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni becomes a good friend of Precious (and eventually more than that! )What do they have in common and what do they talk about?

4. Chapter 9

The Boyfriend

This is the case which takes the biggest space in the book.

Describe in your own words what it is about.

Finally

writing assignment- Today and Wednesday

Choose one of the topics and write at least 300 words about it:-

1. Social media

How important is social media for young people today? Which applications do you use and why to communicate with your peers?

2.Feminism and Equality

How far have we come in Sweden in bringing equality between the sexes? What steps are required to improve this situation?

3. Racism

When will we ever learn to live together? What are the sources of racism in our present day world and how can we deal with the situation?

Invisible Children- follow-up

On Monday we watched a documentary called "Invisible Children"
made by three young people from the USA

If you missed it you can see it on:

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/

Today we are going to do some follow up in eight groups
with eight different topics.

1. In the film they talk about an organisation called GUSCO which helped the kids.

Try to find out more about it

2. Invisible Children didn't stop with a film.
Find out 10 different strategies they have used to increase awareness and get funding

3. Stop Kony 2012 was a big drive by Invisible Children. What was its aim and what happened?

4. Try to find out more about other conflicts where child soldiers have been involved

5. "Beasts of no nation" is a feature film from 2015 that examines the issue of Child soldiers.
Find out some information about the film and its message.

6. Child Soldiers international is an organisation working to stop the use of children in conflicts.
Find out about their work.

7. Go in on the Human Rights' Watch homepage and get some facts to present about Child Soldiers in the World.

8.When people think about Child soldiers they focus on Africa.
Find out some information about child soldiers in Burma.

After 30 minutes each group will give a short presentation/feedback about the information they have found out.
  

Film time

Today we will be watching a film for most of the lesson and then on Wednesday there will be a follow-up....

Reschedule II

Still far from done with the National tests.

I have put the results of those who are done out on Vklass.

Next Wednesday we will have a short grade talk..

Today:

1. Do the hand-out from Monday about the first five chapters of "No. 1 Ladies"

2. Continue to read page 59- 120 in the book.

There will be a new hand-out on these pages after the Spring break (Sportlov)

Need to reschedule!

So many people missed the national test ( either parts) that we need to get those done today and also do the work sheet for the first sixty pages of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"

The revision for "Homesick"- should have been a mini-test on Wednesday will be postponed (NOT cancelled!) and will be replaced by some grade talks and some station work.

The handout for today is on the TD. You can TAW when you are CD.

Reading National Test

No books and no computers today.

Just a  pen/pencil and a big smile :-)

We're going to do a past paper for the reading test

:-\

Run out of time?

Please write "More time" on the front page!

Good luck! (In case you need it)!!!

Last chance café on book talks- class meeting directly afterwards

I need to do all the remaining nine book talks today

I have booked room 1223


During this time you have three options:-

1. Prepare for your book talk

2. Read AT LEAST the first sixty pages of "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" -

 Examination in week 7
There are still several students who haven't got a copy of the book.


3. Prepare for the listening / Reading sections of the National Test by going through the questions which are available on the net:

Here is a link to the relevant practice exercises.

When you come to the lessons next week 

bring  a pen/pencil and a smile- NOTHING 

ELSE!!

I want to have the class meeting (if possible) 

directly at the end of the lesson (10.40) in 

2202

Book talks today

I need to do book talks with twelve people today.

I have booked room 1223


During this time you have three options:-

1. Prepare for your book talk

2. Read AT LEAST the first sixty pages of "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" - if you were absent last time get a copy from Björn in the library

3. Prepare for the listening / Reading sections of the National Test by going through the questions which are available on the net:

Here is a link to the relevant practice exercises.

Book talks- book reading & preparation for the Listening and Reading

Today we start our book talks. In small groups of people with different books you will have the chance to talk about the book you have read.

During this time you have three options:-

1. Prepare for your book talk

2. Read AT LEAST the first sixty pages of "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" - if you were absent last time get a copy from Björn in the library

3. Prepare for the listening / Reading sections of the National Test by going through the questions which are available on the net:

Here is a link to the relevant practice exercises.

Remember to make every day and every lesson count! They don't come back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Planning, new book and preparations for book talk

Today we are going to go through the planner for this term.

Here are the results of your planning you did in small groups:

Måndag 18 januari 2016 kl: 13:22

What language skills do you think we should give priority to this term?
1. Writing
2. Speaking
3. Listening (to different accents!)
4. Reading

Which areas/methods should we focus the most on? - Working in the text book and using the internet! That incorporates the other areas (grammar, vocabolary) in a good way.


2.Decide in the group on one way we can practise listening
Watch documentaries and speeches with different accents. Listening to songs without knowing the lyrics is also a good way to practise listening.


3. Decide one way in the group we can practise speaking.
Have discussions around current topics. Read the texts from Context out loud in groups instead of listening from the CD.


4. Decide on AT LEAST one text from "Context 2" we can work on together.
The drover's wife.

5. Decide on one topic in the group we can do a writing assignment about.
Social media

// Hannah, Christoffer, Edit, August and Karl

Måndag 18 januari 2016 kl: 13:22

Work on grammar
Focus on writing 
Watch movies filmanalys 
Work alone or in smaller groups 
Talk more, in small groups
using the internet as a resource, for example the music ”quiz” we did last year. 

Feminism, equal rights and racism - good subjects to write about.

Lisa’s group

1

1. Speaking

2. Listening

3. Writing

4. Reading

1. Using the internet

2. Practising grammar

3. Working in the book

4. Vocabulary

2..Watching clips or films without subtitles.

3..Discussions. Play games.

4..Number 5.

5.Poverty.

Group: Erik, Ebba, Harald, Anna.

Måndag 18 januari 2016 kl: 13:18

1.   
a)speaking, writing, lisning and the reading
b)building up vocabulary, grammar, textbook and then internet

2.
Radio program/movie without text and then answer questions afterward

3.
Train hard words that are hard to pronunce and sit in groups and talk. In the groups you use card to see what you´re going to talk about.

4.
Battle hymn of the tiger mother, chapter 6

5.
How you want your life to be when you are 40 years old

Frida’s group

Måndag 18 januari 2016 kl: 13:17

1. We think we should focus on speaking and listening 
2. By doing hearing exercises and then answer questions to that! Watch movies with english subtitles.Listen to different english accents so you can learn to distinguish them. 
3. In small groups discussing intresting subjects. 
4. We have chosen the text "My son the fanatic" to work on together.
5. Write about your favorite musical artist. If you don't have one just write about what music you listen to the music. 

// Nora, Amanda.M.A, Mattis N.L , Rasmus

Måndag 18 januari 2016 kl: 13:16

Writing, grammar
Movies without subtitles, music, 
Speaking in groups 
text 8
Something about school

Anton, Amanda, Julia, Hanna, Matilda

It is also time to distribute the new novel for this term which we will read together.

It is written by Alexander McCall Smith and is called 
"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"

This Wednesday we start with the book talks.
Here are the relevant qyestions:

Literature Questions for book reading

These are the 10 questions I want you to think about when you talk about/ write about your book.

1. Which character (person)did you like the most Why ?

2.Who is the most important character in the book ? Why do you think that?

3. Do any characters change ( förändras) during the course of the novel (romanen) ? Explain!

4.In what way Is the language in your novel difficult ? Give examples!

5. Is there a lot of dialogue in the novel ? How do the characters communicate?(for example letters/ e-mail/ text-messages etc.)

6. Did you enjoy the plot (handling) of the novel ? Explain!

7. Is the plot of your novel believable or unbelievable ? Give examples!

8. Describe an important scene from your novel.

9. What is the message (budskap) of your novel ?Was it clear?

10.Did you enjoy the novel or not ? Explain your opinion(åsikt).

Finally In week 6 you will be doing the Listening/reading test for English 6.

Here is a link to the relevant practice exercises.

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still homesick!

Today we continue to work on the text of "Homesick".

Thank you for your corrections and suggestions to improve Xiao's English.

I have also got your suggestions for the course and am working on them.

Today we continue to work on the text.

First of all everyone will get a chance to correct 3-4 lines orally.

Then we will look at some of the obvious problems a Chinese learner seems to have with English.

Xiao is obviously going through a culture shock. That is something you may have already experienced.

Some of our students go through a  shorter form of culture shock when we travel to Uganda.

Let us do a listening exercise about this.

Xiao has other problems as well.

Chinese is not a "diplomatic" language and Chinese people are often thought of as rude in the West.

Try to help Xiao with this.

We are going to do Exercise G on page 26.

People come to Britain from so many countries to learn.
What languages do they speak?
Do the crossword in PAIRS

Finally there is the language problem of interference.

Every language has different areas of interference.
We have looked at Chinese. Here is a worksheet with some funny signs trying to be in English.

What about Swenglish then?

Finally do the exercise on YOUR OWN on the back of the worksheet.

Planning and work on Context 2

We start off today by doing the planning which we didn't have time for last Wednesday:-

1. What language skills do you think we should give priority to this term?  (speaking, writing, reading, listening) ?

 Which areas/methods should we focus the most on?

•  practising grammar?
• working in the text book?
•   using the internet as a resource?
• building up vocabulary (lists etc.)? 

2.Decide in the group on one way we can practise listening

3.Decide one way in the group we can practise speaking

4. Decide on AT LEAST one text from "Context 2" we can work on together.

5.   Decide on one topic in the group we can do a writing assignment about.

Mail your answers to me by the end of the lesson on vklass


Then we will work on the text "Homesick"chapter 2 in the book.

We can listen to the text together. 

Her English is not very good!!!!

In pairs I want you to find at least ten mistakes in the text and help her to correct them..

What areas especially does a learner from China seem to have problems with?

Go in on the Gleeerups web ( gleerupsportal.se)
and do the text related word exercise plus one word formation (1 or 2) exercise